

All selected files are given the same name with consecutive numbers in brackets.īut PowerRename can do that and more. Enter the name you want to use and press Enter. Open File Explorer, select the files you want to rename, then press F2. If you just need to add sequential numbers to a group of files, it’s already easy enough to do it directly in Windows. Just select the files you want to rename, trigger the command, and then choose the filename string and variables you want to use.

The PowerRename command is accessible from the right-click context menu in File Explorer and can rename files using variables. But to add some punch to your file renaming, Microsoft offers a PowerToys tool called PowerRename.

Windows lets you rename multiple files using the same name followed by sequential numbers. You have a large number of files on your computer that you want to rename all at once and according to a certain pattern.
